Wall-seat wall-bed.



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WALL SEAT WALL BBD.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 001212, wos. Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

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UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR L. HALEY, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO A. L. I-IALEYARCHI- TECT INCORPORATED, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OFCALI- FORNIA.

WALL-SEAT TALL-BED.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 12, 1908.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

Serial No. 457,431.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Acri-Ion L. Hamm', a citizen of the United States,residing at Los l-Xngeles,` in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in hill-SeatlVall- Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of beds which is concealed Vin thewall when out of use and which provides a scat along the wall, the seatbeing in use when the bed is out of use. 'i

rl`he present invention is an improvement upon the invention set forthin my co-pending application filed .lune 25), 1908, Serial No. MLOZl,for wall-seat wall-bed, and con sists of the novel features hereinshown, described and claimed. y

An object of this invention is to provide a wall-bed, the frame of whichis provided cn its bottom with a facing and is so mounted by means of ageared rocker and rocker tracks, that when the bed is upright in storedposition, it will be held by gravity entirely within the recess exceptthat the facing on the bottom of the hed is in frontot', thoughpractically liush 'with the face of 'the wall and portions of therockers and their supports will be in front of the plane of the upright.facing, and concealed by a seat-structure that will -fold as the bed islowered.

An object is to so construct the bed and its rockers and plain tracksthat in the operation of lowering the bed into position for use, the bedand its frame will be practically balanced upon its rocker at all anglesand the bed frame will bc moved out of the rc-` cess so that the head ofthe lowered bed will be flush with the face of the wall and in the sameposition as that occupied by the bottom facing' of the bed when the bedis erect.

An object is to prevent any irregular or uneven action in the operationof raising and lowering the bed and to provide for superior ease ofsimultaneously raising the bed and shifting it back at a simple singlemovement in one direction and to lower it by a simple single movement inthe reverse direction. In order to carry out the invention in thisrespect the tracks are aslant downward rearwardly at a comparativelysmall angle with the horizon and project considerably in front of thewall, and the rockers are considerably wider than the bed frame andproject downward therefrom when the bed is down to form legs thatfulcrum the bed a considerable distance from the end of the bed frame.;and to conceal the rockers and their tracks a seat with a foldingsupport arranged between buttrcsses and a special arrangement of partsis provided whereby the seat and its supporting elements assist inholding the bed in its upright position.

One of the principles of this invention is that the bed is carried by aquadrant-rocker that rocks on an inclined track, and is so mounted thatwhen the bed is upright the point at which the rocker rests on the trackis always close to and slightly above the center of gravity of the bed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure l is a front elevation showing a wall-seat wall-bed in itsupright or closed position and showing the seat in position for use. thebed being arranged to fold endwise. Fig. i2 is a horizontal section online arg. Fig. l. Fig. 33 is a vertical section on line af, Figs. .l andQ. Fig. It is a view anal ogous to Fig. il and showing the bed in itshorizontal position ready for use with the seat folded ont ot' use. Fig.5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional detail on line ar", Fig. 4. Fig. 0 isa front elevation of a bed arranged to fold sidewise and showing the hedin its horizontal position ready for use. Fig. 7 is a verticalcross-section on line .f1/'7, Fig. 6. Dotted lines show the foldedposition. Fig. S is an enlarged fragment of thc geared rocker-mechanism.Fig. 9 is a cross-section on line m9, Fig. S.

The bed operates in an opening in the wall, said opening beingsurrounded by the casing or jamb comprising the vertical portions 1 and2 and the head 3. This casing may. be constructed in constructing thebuilding, exactly as adoor-casing is constructed. Of course thedimensions must correspond to the dimensions of the proposed bed, and inone case as in Fig. l the casing will be constructed to receive the bedendwise, and in the other case as in Fig. G the casing will beconstructed to receive the bed sidewise.

Rigid arms 4t and 5 extend forwardly from the vertical casings 1 and 2and may be of suitable desirable construction. Rocker bases 6 areinserted against the inner' faces of the arms 1 and 5, said rocker-basesbeing inclined downwardly from the front. The geared rocker-tracks 7 aremounted upon the bases 6. Flanges 3 extend upwardly at one side of eachtrack, and gearteeth 9 extend upwardly from the iianges, therebyproducing geared rocker-racks inclined downwardly from the front, theparts 7, 8 and 9 being integral.

The front facing 10 may be of any suitable design large enough to coverthe open,- ing 11 in the casing so that the rear of the facing will buttagainst thel front face of the casing preferably all the way around.Light-fixtures 12 may project forwardly from the upper part of thefacing 10 to serve as legs for the bed when in its hori- Zontalposition. wardly or 'backwardly from the rear face of the facing 10, andthe bed-frame 141 is supported upon these pedestals.

The geared rockers 15 are bolted to the bed-frame 1st and secured to theedges of the facing 10 and match with the geared rockerracks upon thebases 6, there being segmental flanges 16 to travel upon the track 7 andengage against the flanges 8, and there being teeth 1T to mesh with theteeth 9. The geared rockermechanism is constructed right and left handedso as to hold the bed from lateral movement.

The headboard 13 extends upwardly from the bed-frame 1st, there beingbraces 19 to strengthen the headboard, and the rear facinO 2O is hingedto the headboard. Arms 21 project backwardly from near the upper end ofthe rear face 20 and connecting-rods or links 22 connect the rear endsof the arms 21 to the rear faces of the casing-jambs 1 and 2 so thatwhen the bed is rocked forwardly to its horizontal position the facing2O will assume the position shown in Fig. 4t and close the opening 11above the bed.

A box 23 for weights is secured to the bedframe below and back of theheadboard 1S. The seat-board 24 is secured to the flangeboard 25 andthis flange-board is connected by the hinge 2G to the lower edge of thefacing 10, so that the seat will swing between the arms l and 5, andsuitable upholstering 27 is applied to the upper face of the seatboard.

A mop-board 2S is secured to the forward ends of the bases G; hinges 29are secured to the upper edges of the mop-board; a cleat 30 is securedto the low-er face of the seatboard 24 near its transverse center; andhinges 31 are connected to the forward edge of this cleat. Thefolding-seat -pedestal comprising the vertical board 32 and theflange-board 33, is secured to the hinges 29 and 31 so that when the bedfolds forwardly to its horizontal position the seat will re- Pedestals13 project up-' tain the horizontal position and fold downwardly andforwardly as shown in F ig. 4. The hinge 31 is considerably back of thevertical plane of the hinge 29 by reason of the flange-board 33extending backwardly from the upper edge of the vertical board 32, andthe hinge 31 is near the transverse center of the seat-board 24 so thatwhen the seat is occupied the weight of the occupants is back of themop-board 23 and hinges 29, thereby tending to press the bed backwardlyand hold it in its upright position against the casing'.

If the hinge 31 were in the same vertical plane with the hinge 29 or infront of the hinge 29, pressure upon the seat would tend to tip the seatforwardly and throw the bed forwardly upon the occupants of the seat;whereas, by moving the hinge 31 backwardly to the middle of the seat andback of the support of the pedestal the pressure is reversed and exertedto hold the bed firmly in its upright position.

l desire to call especial attention to the location and construction ofthe geared rockers. l find that by using comparativelylarge rockers andinclining the tracks downwardly from the front, I can balance the bedwith a great deal less weight than I could otherwise; and assuming thatthe relation between the weight-box 23 and the bed is properly adjustedand the bed in a horizontal position as in Fig. 4, as soon as theforward end of the bed is elevated the action of the weight will causethe rockers to run down the incline very easily and cause the bed toassume its uprightl position, and the weights are located below and backof the geared rocker-mechanism as shown in F 3, thereby overbalancingthe bed and holding the facing 1() firmly against the casing or jambs.

Then the bed is operated from its vertical position it travels forwardlyuntil the headboard 18 is flush with the front face of the jambs, asshown in Fig. fl, thereby bringing the bed entirely out of the opening.

Vhen the casing is properly constructed in preparing the building forthe bed it becomes a very simple matter to install the. bed. The bases 6are secured vin position by nails or glue or in any suitable way, thebed-construction placed upon the bases in its horizontal position withthe rear facing 2O in position to close the opening 11, and then thebearing-blocks 34 connected to the ends of the links 22 are secured tothe rear faces of the j ambs 1 and 2 and thedevice is ready for use.

The-forward ends of the geared rockern tracks are as far from the flooras the bedframe is from the track, as shown in Fig. 4. There is a greatadvantage in attaching the geared rocker directly to the bed-frame andextending it to the end of the bed-frame,

thereby enabling me to use larger rockers, so that when the bed isoperated to a vertical positien the weights are near the tioor, and whenthe bed is operated to a horizontal position the bed moves out into theroom and is of the desired height. If smaller rockers were used at theeXtreme ends of the bed- 'rame it would be necessary to place the gearedrocker-tracks farther from the floor and this would raise the bed whenin its elevated position 0r else the bed would not be of the desiredheight when in its horizontal position. By placing the weightmechanismdirectly upon the end of the facing back oi the headboard and arrangingthe rockers so that their rear ends are close to the counterbalance, Iam able t0 get the bed close to the floor and the fulcrum close to theweights when the bed is in vertical position, and then as the bed istipped forwardly to ahorizontal position the fulcrum shifts rapidly'awayfrom the weights and also away from the floor so as to correspondi inglyincrease the force oi the weights and balance the bed; and the weightedend of the bed is raised bodily; all of which tends to reduce the amountof counterbalance weight required.

The weightbox 23 may be supplied with separate weights not shown in theusual way. that may be increased or decreased in number as required toeounterbal ance diil'er entweights of bedding.

There is a great advantage :in placing the seat-pedestal back from theforward edge o't' the seat-board, as it improvesthe appearance of theseat and gets the pedestal back under the seat away from the heels ofthe occupants of the seat.

In the construction shown in Figs. 6 and T the headboard becomes asideboard, the bed being folded sidewise instead ot endwise. ln otherrespects there is very little differ`- ence in the construction exceptthat the opening into the wall is of different dimensions, and thesedifferences are obvious.

By making the rocker-tracks on an in eline from the front downwardly,the rockers travel uphill two or three inches in moving the bed from aVertical position to a horizontal position, and this raises the bedframeto the standard bed-height, and while the fulcrum is traveling forwardlyit is also traveling' upwardly so that when it is desired to raise thebed from a horizontal position the rocker is rolling down hill and workseasy and requires less weight. At the same time thelreverse operationlowers the seat to the standard seat height, whereas, if the rockerstraveledon a level the seat would be too high. A The entire device iswithin thelimits ot' the opening formed by the jambs, and it .does notmatter what the width of either jamb is or how close it may be t0 awall.

to the front facing 'l0 o't` the bed. thus holding the parts firmlytogether.

1. Geared roeker bases inclined downwardly from the trout, gearedrocker-tracks upon the bases. geared rockers upon the tracks. abed-trame secured to the geared rockers. a front-facing secured to thebed- :trame. a seat hinged to the iront-taeing. and a seat-pedestalhinged to the geared rockerbases and to the seat. the hinge ot' the seatbeing back ot the hinge oi the bases.

2. (ireared` rocker bases inclined downwardly from the front. gearedrocker tracks upon the bases. geared rockers upon the tracks. a bediramesecured to the geared rockers. there beingl (langes upon the gearedrocker tracks engaging the flanges upon the geared rockers to hold thelied-'trame in line; a 't'rontiacing secured to the bed-trame` a seathinged to the lower edge oi. the 'trout Afacing. and a seat-pmlestalhinged to the geared roeker bases and to the seat.

3. Geared 'rocker bases inclined down- 'ardly from the trent, gearedrocker Vtracks upon the bases, `geared rockers upon theI tracks. abeddrame secured to the geared rockers. a trontiacing secured to thebedtrame. a seat hinged to the lower edge oiE the liront facing. aseat-pedestal hinged to a rigid support and to the seat, the hinges oit'the seat being back of the hinges of the sup port.

4. The combination with a bed frame of a geared rocker at one endthereof, a base, a rearwardly and downwardly inclined geared track forthe rocker fixed to the base, a seat above the rocker, a hinge above theseat hinging the seat to the bed frame, a hinge underneath and securedto the under side of the seat in trout of the rocker, a hinge secured tothe base in :trout of the track, and a folding seat pedestal having arearward top extension and hinged at its bottom to the base hinge and atits top rear extension to the lower seat hinge, the seat being normal tothe bed frame and the pedestal normal to the seat when the bed is erect.

5. A casing forming an opening, geared rocker-tracks mounted in theopening and inclined downwardly from the front, geared rockers upon thetracks, a bed-frame carried by the geared rockers, a 'front facingcarried by the bed-frame, and counterbalancing Vthe front facing closingthe opening in the casing, a rear facing connected to the head of thebed, and connections between the rear facing and the 'casing so thatwhen the bed swings to a horizontal position the rear facing will closetheopening in the casing, thereb)7 inoving the bed forwardly out of theopening.

G. A. wall bed comprising a casing, a downwardly and rearwardly inclinedgeared track extending across the casing from the rear of the casing andprojecting in front thereof, the incline of the track being slight, abe-d franie accommodated in the casing and provided with a facing toclose the opening therein when the bed fraine is upright, and gearedrockers on the trac i and fixed to the bed frame and Hush with the topof the frame and projecting froin the bottoni of the frainesubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. 'T he combination with a floor, of a wall provided with a recess,bases on the floor at the sides of the recess, said bases extending intothe recess and projecting in front of the wall, buttresses in the anglesbetween the floor and the wall outside the bases and eX- tending aboveand in front of the bases, geared rocker tracks on the tops of the basesand extending aslant in front of the wall, a bed-frame adapted to fitwithin the recess and provided on its bottoni with a facing to close theupper portion of the opening in the recess, geared rockers fixed to thebedfraine and projecting from the bottom thereof, beyond said facing andresting upon the geared tracks, and foldable means connected with theframe and with the bases and arranged between the buttresses to concealthe rockers and bases and adapted to form a seat when the bed is erect.

8. In a wall bed construction, a counterbalanced bed fraine, gearedrocker segments secured to said frame, rocker bases, geared rockertracks upon said bases, a seat hinged to the front of the bed frame, anda seat support hinged to the geared rocker bases and to the seat.

9. A bed-fraine mounted to swing from a vertical to a horizontalposition and vice versa, a seat hinged to the bed-frame, and a seatpedestal connected to a hinge rigidly at its lower end and hinged to theseat, said upper hinge being back of the lower hinge.

l0. Geared rocker bases inclined downwardly from the front, gearedrocker tracks upon the bases, geared rockers upon the tracks, abed-frame secured to the geared rockers, a front facing secured to thebedfraine, a seat pedestal hinged to a rigid support and to the seat,the hinges of the seat being hack of the hinges of the support.

ln testiinony whereof, I have hereunto set iny hand at Los Angeles,California, this th day of October, 1908.

ARTHUR L; HALEY.

In prese-nce of- Jarras R. TowNsnND, JULIA TowNsEND.

